172. Roman relief fragment with two erotes, c.1st century AD
Glass
Height: 7.3cm
11421
£ 1,250.00
Cast in black glass, the fragment depicts two Erotes with their arms entwined. The plump cherubs have smiling faces, one with wavy hair, the other with curly being held in...
Cast in black glass, the fragment depicts two Erotes with their arms entwined. The plump cherubs have smiling faces, one with wavy hair, the other with curly being held in place by a vine leaf wreath, a bunch of grapes above their heads.
Provenance
Christopher Sheppard, London, UKPlesch Collection, UK; acquired from the above in 1987, collection number AGm 7B
Sheikh Saud Al-Thani (1966-2014), London, UK and Paris, France
